Huygens Probe - Pasadena, CA - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

Taken from Wikipedia, "Huygens was an atmospheric entry probe that landed successfully on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005. Built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), it was part of the Cassini–Huygens mission and became the first spacecraft ever to land on Titan and the farthest landing from Earth a spacecraft has ever made.[2] The probe was named after the Dutch 17th-century astronomer Christiaan Huygens,[3] who discovered Titan in 1655.

The combined Cassini–Huygens spacecraft was launched from Earth on October 15, 1997.[3] Huygens separated from the Cassini orbiter on December 25, 2004, and landed on Titan on January 14, 2005 near the Xanadu region.[4] This is the only landing accomplished in the outer Solar System.[5] It was also the first landing on a moon other than our own. It touched down on land, although the possibility that it would touch down in an ocean was also taken into account in its design. The probe was designed to gather data for a few hours in the atmosphere, and possibly a short time at the surface. It continued to send data for about 90 minutes after touchdown. It remains the most distant landing of any human-made craft."

Where is original located?: Titan Where is this replica located?: JPL Who created the original?: ESA Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft) Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1997

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